2002-“AMARANTH” – Improvement of Nutrition and Health Status of Pregnant Women and Children

Published20/12/2002

Amaranth plant possesses valuable nutritional qualities and miraculous strength. The information about amaranth and its characteristics is currently available on many internet sites. We would like to provide some more information about perspectives of amaranth growing in Armenia. As significant part of population in our country experiences the problem of malnutrition or cannot afford full value diet, we have chosen amaranth because of its highly nutritional qualities. Climatic conditions in Armenia are favorable for growing of this undemanding crop, which is resistant to drought and temperature drops. Moreover, the nutritional and healthy values of this plant are indisputable. Amaranth can become a perfect substitute of many protein products or a good alimentary adding, which is especially important for indigent population. Another important characteristic of that crop is that it is a wasteless agricultural product, both the grains and leaves of which are used.